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Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) Meniscus Lenses
- low absorption in the red end of the visible spectrum
- not hygroscopic
- quite stable in the laboratory environment
Zinc selenide (ZnSe) is the most popular material for infrared applications. Due to very wide transmission range covering 0.6-22 µm chemical vapor deposition grown ZnSe as a high optical quality material is used to manufacture optical components (windows, mirrors, lenses) for high power IR lasers.
Physical properties
| Crystal type | cubic |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.27 |
| Melting point [°C] | 1525 |
| Refractive index @ 8-13 µm | n = 2.417-2.385 |
| Refractive index @ 10.6 µm | n = 2.403 |
| Transmission band, µm | 0.6÷22 |
| Bulk absorption coefficient cm-1 @ 10.6 µm | 0.6-1.0×10-3 |
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion, °C-1 | 8.56×10-6 |
| Code | Diameter, mm | Focal length, mm | Item price, USD | In stock | Add to cart |
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